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Chuck Close Prints
Chuck Close Prints
Process and Collaboration
June 26–September 13, 2009
This exhibition is a comprehensive survey of the work of Chuck Close as a printmaker and collaborator with master printers, spanning more than 30 years.Learn More...


Dean Byington
Dean Byington
Terra Incognita
June 26–September 13, 2009
Dean Byington creates large collaged paintings, comprising dense accumulations of imagery as anthropomorphic animals and topographical views of enchanted lands as if seen from a distant mountaintop.
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Museums in the 21st Century
Museums in the 21st Century
Concepts, Projects, Buildings
May 29–August 23, 2009
This exhibition explores important trends in contemporary museum architecture.Learn More...


Seeing Ourselves
Seeing Ourselves
Photographs of Safe Haven
January 9–August 9, 2009
In April 2008, the Frist Center partnered with Safe Haven Family Shelter to provide an opportunity for cultural enrichment through a community art program offered to its residents.Learn More...


MARTIN ARTQUEST GALLERY
MARTIN ARTQUEST GALLERY
Our interactive education gallery
Learning is FUN in the Martin ArtQuest Gallery! This gallery on the upper level is a colorful, exciting, interactive education space where visitors of all ages discover exciting ways to learn about art. Learn More...


George Rickey's Three Red Lines
George Rickey's Three Red Lines
Through December 2010
Rickey’s Three Red Lines is 36 feet tall and features three pointed arms that gracefully move back and forth in an implied parabolic arc.Learn More...


Fletcher Benton's Truckin’ Jumbo Geo
Fletcher Benton's Truckin’ Jumbo Geo
Composed of geometric elements that have been welded together in abstract configurations, Fletcher Benton’s sculptures explore tensions between space and volume, balance and precariousness, and simplicity and complexity.Learn More...


New Edition
New Edition
College Printmakers
May 5–October 4, 2009
New Edition features the work of student artists currently participating in college-level printmaking programs.Learn More...


Exhibitions